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Prince '''Dimitri Jorjadze''' ({{lang-ka|დიმიტრი ჯორჯაძე}}) (26 October 1898 – 26 October 1985) was a [[Georgia (country)|Georgian]] [[nobleman]], [[Ambassador Hotel (Los Angeles)|Ambassador Hotel]] [[corporate officer|executive]] and [[Auto racing|race car]] [[Driving|driver]]. He was a member of the Georgian [[nobility]] of [[Tbilisi]] from the [[Jorjadze]] family, who became [[exile]]d after the overthrow of [[Tsar]]ist [[Russia]] and the subsequent [[Bolshevik]] takeover.


Prince '''Dimitri Jorjadze''' ({{lang-ka|დიმიტრი ჯორჯაძე}}) (26 October 1898 – 26 October 1985) was a [[Georgia (country)|Georgian]] [[nobleman]], [[Ambassador Hotel (Los Angeles)|Ambassador Hotel]] [[corporate officer|executive]] and [[Auto racing|race car]] [[Driving|driver]].
The 6'3" Prince was probably best known in racing circles. In early July 1931, he won the Touring Car Grand Prix, [[24 Hours of Spa]], in [[Belgium]]. He covered the greatest distance, 1,580.7 miles at a speed of 65.8 miles per hour, in a [[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes-Benz SSK]] with [[Goffredo Zehender]]{{citation needed|date=August 2014}}.


==Biography==
He was married twice. His first wife was [[Audrey Emery]], the American-born former wife of [[Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich of Russia]]; he married her in March 1937 in [[Maidstone]], [[England]]). The marriage ended in divorce. He married, secondly, in 1954, to [[Sylvia Ashley]], a onetime English showgirl who was the former wife of [[Anthony Ashley-Cooper, Lord Ashley|Major Lord Anthony Ashley-Cooper]], [[Clark Gable]], and the widow of [[Douglas Fairbanks]], Sr.
He was a member of the Georgian [[nobility]] of [[Tbilisi]] from the [[Jorjadze]] family, who became [[exile]]d after the overthrow of [[Tsar]]ist [[Russia]] and the subsequent [[Bolshevik]] takeover.


In June 1940, he bought the historic [[South Carolina]] [[plantations in the American South|plantation]] known as [[Boone Hall]], eight miles from [[Charleston, South Carolina|Charleston]] in the US, from Thomas A. Stone of [[Canada]]{{citation needed|date=August 2014}}.
The 6'3" Prince was probably best known in racing circles. In early July 1931, he won the Touring Car Grand Prix, [[24 Hours of Spa]], in [[Belgium]]. He covered the greatest distance, 1,580.7 miles at a speed of 65.8 miles per hour, in a [[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes-Benz SSK]] with [[Goffredo Zehender]]{{citation needed|date=August 2014}}.

He raced [[Thoroughbred]]s under the ''nom de course'', Boone Hall stable. Most notable of his horses was [[Princequillo]], who in 1943 was the fastest distance runner in the United States and who became a two-time [[Leading sire in North America]] and a seven-time [[Leading broodmare sire in North America]]{{citation needed|date=August 2014}}.
In June 1940, he bought the historic [[South Carolina]] [[plantations in the American South|plantation]] known as [[Boone Hall]], eight miles from [[Charleston, South Carolina|Charleston]] in the US, from Thomas A. Stone of [[Canada]]{{citation needed|date=August 2014}}. He raced [[Thoroughbred]]s under the ''nom de course'', Boone Hall stable. Most notable of his horses was [[Princequillo]], who in 1943 was the fastest distance runner in the United States and who became a two-time [[Leading sire in North America]] and a seven-time [[Leading broodmare sire in North America]]{{citation needed|date=August 2014}}.


Jorjadze was associated with [[Serge Obolensky|Prince Serge Obolensky]] in the [[hotel]] business in [[New York City]].
Jorjadze was associated with [[Serge Obolensky|Prince Serge Obolensky]] in the [[hotel]] business in [[New York City]].

==Private life==
He was married twice. His first wife was [[Audrey Emery]], the American-born former wife of [[Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich of Russia]]; he married her in March 1937 in [[Maidstone]], [[England]]). The marriage ended in divorce. He married, secondly, in 1954, to [[Sylvia Ashley]], a onetime English showgirl who was the former wife of [[Anthony Ashley-Cooper, Lord Ashley|Major Lord Anthony Ashley-Cooper]], [[Clark Gable]], and the widow of [[Douglas Fairbanks]], Sr.


== See also ==
== See also ==

Revision as of 16:50, 19 September 2017

Prince Dimitri Jorjadze
Born(1898-10-26)26 October 1898
Died26 October 1985(1985-10-26) (aged 87)
Noble familyJorjadze
Spouse(s)Audrey Emery
(m. 1937; div. 19??)
(m. 1954; died 1977)
OccupationAmbassador Hotel executive, race car driver

Prince Dimitri Jorjadze (Georgian: დიმიტრი ჯორჯაძე) (26 October 1898 – 26 October 1985) was a Georgian nobleman, Ambassador Hotel executive and race car driver.

Biography

He was a member of the Georgian nobility of Tbilisi from the Jorjadze family, who became exiled after the overthrow of Tsarist Russia and the subsequent Bolshevik takeover.

The 6'3" Prince was probably best known in racing circles. In early July 1931, he won the Touring Car Grand Prix, 24 Hours of Spa, in Belgium. He covered the greatest distance, 1,580.7 miles at a speed of 65.8 miles per hour, in a Mercedes-Benz SSK with Goffredo Zehender[citation needed].

In June 1940, he bought the historic South Carolina plantation known as Boone Hall, eight miles from Charleston in the US, from Thomas A. Stone of Canada[citation needed]. He raced Thoroughbreds under the nom de course, Boone Hall stable. Most notable of his horses was Princequillo, who in 1943 was the fastest distance runner in the United States and who became a two-time Leading sire in North America and a seven-time Leading broodmare sire in North America[citation needed].

Jorjadze was associated with Prince Serge Obolensky in the hotel business in New York City.

Private life

He was married twice. His first wife was Audrey Emery, the American-born former wife of Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich of Russia; he married her in March 1937 in Maidstone, England). The marriage ended in divorce. He married, secondly, in 1954, to Sylvia Ashley, a onetime English showgirl who was the former wife of Major Lord Anthony Ashley-Cooper, Clark Gable, and the widow of Douglas Fairbanks, Sr.

See also

  • Jorjadze, Georgian surname
  • Gael Elton Mayo, The Man in a Panther Skin: the Life of Prince Dimitri Djordjadze (1985);(Estate of Gael Elton Mayo c/o BookBlast, London [1].